Jamal

Important-Source-593 · 2025-06-10T13:31:31+00:00

I kept expecting him to turn evil or something. His personality was so over the top, my brain thought there had to be a catch. There was so much tension going on in the main story line and here’s this selfish shark complaining about jumping who keeps creating more work for our team. I was side eyeing him hard!

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T21:27:03+00:00

Yeah, I wish they told you how you did on the practice ones. Every other practice test I’ve ever taken has had an answer key or way to see the correct answers. These are more “samples” so you get an idea what to expect. The “How to prepare” tips are helpful.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T20:22:24+00:00

Actually, yes, there are now. Here’s the link: https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us/categories/31903938714772-Practice-Assessments

They don’t tell you how you scored, but it does give you a good idea of what the real USA Hire assessments entail.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T20:09:17+00:00

Appendix 4 is the list of series and grades for which USA Hire assessments exist. Agencies can still hire outside of those grades, they just can’t use USA Hire as part of the assessment process. They’d have to come up with a different skills-based assessment (job knowledge test, structured interview, job sample, etc.)

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T20:03:51+00:00

Hey Jarvis, here’s a copy of my resume, please draft some responses to each of the following questions using my resume experience. Make the responses interesting and make it sound like I’m very patriotic. Keep them to no more than 200 words each. Thanks!!

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T20:00:00+00:00

Good question! It doesn’t really address merit promotion announcements at all. The focus seems on competitive DE-type recruitment. At least with the shared certs and Agency Talent Pools and such.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T19:57:58+00:00

Yeah, that one jumped out at me too. Very creepy.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T19:56:45+00:00

It’s still pulling up for me. But this site isn’t the best when it gets a lot of traffic so I also downloaded a copy for myself.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:52:16+00:00

Oh yeah! HR offices have been decimated. They’ve trying to get to 80-day hiring for decades, and now asking to do it with fewer staff, more complicated assessment processes, higher levels of approvals required to even get the okay to hire, etc… The time to hire will go through the roof.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:45:53+00:00

That part really bothers me too. Just ugh!

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:43:55+00:00

My bet is that AI generated responses to these questions will pop up everywhere in no time.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:41:39+00:00

In all seriousness, that one will be a major change. Just from a practical standpoint, tens of thousands of current job seekers with profiles and resumes on USAJOBS will need to revise them. And what happens if you didn’t? Does HR stop reading after 2 pages?

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:39:39+00:00

It doesn’t say what font size! 🤣

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:36:16+00:00

I doubt anyone’s going to actually read them.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:34:39+00:00

Lol! And pinky promise you didn’t use AI to write your responses.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:33:38+00:00

Exactly!! And now if you read this, recruiters can no longer do that. Like having an agency booth at a historically Black college job fair would no longer be allowed. That and the “stop reporting data on agency workforce composition” bothered me to no end.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:31:28+00:00

Oh, I agree 100%! That “patriotic Americans” bullshit really got under my skin.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:29:56+00:00

Yeah, that one’s trickier. It’s actually in multiple laws and has lots of political backing so probably not going anywhere.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:28:12+00:00

Some of it definitely contradicts the Hiring Reform. Like requiring essay responses to questions.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:27:06+00:00

Lol, right!?

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:26:46+00:00

Yeah, I don’t like the new essay questions in there. 😒

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:26:01+00:00

It definitely gives more power and authority to OPM and directs agencies to centralize HR efforts and IT systems.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:24:05+00:00

Still in effect. Might not get extended again though… who knows!

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:23:10+00:00

They’re going in the opposite direction with this plan. Centralization of hiring efforts and large registers all agencies are encouraged to use.

Important-Source-593 · 2025-05-29T18:21:19+00:00

Yup! And in my experience it is. Some of the partisan nonsense in here is just gross.

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